ELKHART COUNTY, Ind. – Students and staff members in Middlebury Community Schools will be required to quarantine for 14 days before returning to school or extracurricular activities if they are exposed to COVID-19.

While the CDC released two options in December that could shorten the recommended 14-day quarantine time, the Indiana State Department of Health and the Elkhart County Health Department both fully support a 14-day quarantine, the school corporation stated on their Facebook page.

Middlebury schools said there will not be an option to return earlier than the 2-week period.